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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=lion

A Quantitative Approach for Using Anticipatory Behavior as a Graded Welfare Assessment

Authors: Aleksei A Podturkin, Bethany L Krebs, Jason V Watters

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, sea lion, zoo animal

2022

The effect of a new enclosure on the behaviour of a large captive group of lion-tailed macaques Macaca silenus

Authors: Rebecca Newman, Sean McKeown, Thomas Quirke, Ruth M O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enclosure, enrichment, visitor effect

2021

Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Shiv Kumari Patel, Riyaz Kadivar, Praveen Chandra Tyagi, Pradeep Kumar Malik, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour diversity, captive animal management, conservation breeding initiative, faecal corticosterone, space usage, stereotypy

2021

Effects of Nearby Construction Work on the Behavior of Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Leah J Williams, Katherine Finch, Rose Agnew, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, construction, individual differences, lion, sound, welfare

2021

Evaluation of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Response to a Change in Social and Handling Conditions in African Lions (Panthera leo bleyenberghi)

Authors: Paula Serres-Corral, Hugo Fernández-Bellon, Pilar Padilla-Solé, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel López-Béjar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cortisol, felids, management, non-invasive, welfare

2021

Behavioral Implications of Enrichment for Golden Lion Tamarins: A Tool for Ex Situ Conservation

Authors: Kimberly Sanders, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: callitrichid, enrichment, foraging, golden lion tamarin, primate, puzzle feeder

2020

Effects of personality and rearing-history on the welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Praveen C Tyagi, Pradeep K Malik, Shwetank J Pandit, Riyazahmed F Kadivar, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: asiatic lion, captivity, personality, rearing, welfare

2020

Study on Daily Activity Pattern of Captive Lion (Panthera leo) in Siantar Zoo, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Authors: D. A. S. Siahaan, K. Berliani, A. Hartanto, H. M. M. Tanjung, Nurbayti,

Publication/Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Keywords: activity pattern, captivity, ethogram, lion, zoo

2020

Using longitudinal data to evaluate the behavioural impact of a switch to carcass feeding on an Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Leah Williams, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, carcass feeding, evidence-based management, lion, welfare

2020

The Characterisation of Underwater Noise at Facilities Holding Marine Mammals

Authors: D. S. Houser, J. Mulsow, B. Branstetter, P. W. Moore, Finneran,, Mj Xitco

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal enclosures, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, california sea lion, marine mammals, noise

2019

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